Hi Peggy: Do not have Ancestory so hopefully someone else can help. I did find a number of people with the name bench who came into Canada at Grosse Ile on the ship Lake Michigan in 1906 at: http://search-recherche.collectionscanada.ca/ancestors/searchResults.jsp?FormName=CGC&PageNum=1&SortSpec=score+desc&Language=eng&Sources=genapp&ResultCount=15&MaterialDateOperator=&MaterialDate=&DigitalImages=&SearchIn=&Hierarchy=&SearchInText=Bench&soundex=on Look at page 2 after entering name of Bench. Lauraine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy Gordon" <p&[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 7:45 AM Subject: [CAN-USA-MIG] John DuPerrier/Albert Duperrier Crossing 1908 > Hello, > As a followup to my email about Albert and Maude Duperrier crossing from > Auburn, NY to Red Deer, Alberta, Canada in 1908 and the subsequent > discovery of John DuPerrier. John also crossed in 1908. I have since > discovered that John DuPerrier was really John Bench, a relative of Maude > DuPerrier, nee Bench. She raised him while in Canada. I have found him > as John Bench on the 1911 census for Red Deer, Alberta although he was not > with Maude at that time. She was indexed as Maude DuParser(?) and was not > with Albert in 1911 and he cannot be found on that census. I am not sure > of the parentage of John Bench who was born July 14, 1897 in Auburn, NY. > Maude only had one brother Frank Bench. > I am not sure if John used the Bench name or DuPerrier name when he > crossed, but it seems that he would have crossed with Albert and Maud(e). > Does anyone have access to Ancestry and can look for the crossing between > May 12 and July 22, 1908 of these 3 people. > thank you > Peggy G. > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I > find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the > SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there > is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. >